Townhouse Boulder

Townhouse Boulder is a bouldering area in Bow Ridge Conservation Area in Massachusetts, about 0.1 mile from the Water Tower Boulder and the Bow Ridge Area. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with the Back Door Boulders and Deep Woods Area each about 0.2 mile away. The area has six bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V6. The easiest is Downclimb at V0, and the hardest is Cold Fusion at V6. Pete Otis is the first ascender of several of the V4 routes, including Ice House and Natty Ice, and Luis Gaviria is the first ascender of Luis Did This at V3. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Middleton run from highs around 75°F in June to about 73°F in September, with July the warmest month at about 81°F. Winter is cold, with January highs near 35°F and lows around 16°F. Mountain bikers can head to the Deep Woods Trail West, about half a mile away, or the Deep Woods Trail East, about 0.9 mile away.